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    Square Enix Announces Cloud Gaming Company Shinra Technologies

    It's happening! /panic

    But away:
    http://www.siliconera.com/2014/09/18...-technologies/


    While Square Enix are already experimenting with cloud-streaming with their recently announced Dive In service, the publisher announced a second cloud gaming initiative at the Tokyo Game Show today—Shinra Technologies.

    Shinra Technologies, named after the company in Final Fantasy VII, is a cloud gaming company that is being led by former Square Enix president Yoichi Wada. It is headquartered in New York City, and will begin beta-testing its cloud gaming services in early 2015.

    “Shinra has created an optimized datacenter environment for the highest-quality cloud games,” an official statement from the company said. “Shinra intends to closely collaborate with cutting-edge game studios to develop new, never-before-seen game experiences, and will become the hub of a high-end cloud community for gamers.”

    Shinra says it will use its original architecture to provide games with the power of a “virtual supercomputer,” making for games that couldn’t be experienced on a PC or console. The company adds that it has partnered with various developers for content, one of these being Ubisoft.

    “Ubisoft has long believed that the cloud will play an important part in gaming’s future,” said Yves Guillemot, CEO and co-founder of Ubisoft. “We are intrigued by the direction Shinra Technologies, Inc. is taking and look forward to seeing what their architecture and technologies can deliver.”

    An official website for Shinra Technologies can be found here: https://www.shinra.com/us

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    Can't wait for the terrorist attacks on their server rooms.

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    Goddamn, they banished Wada to the land of gaijin. Nig musta really goofed.

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    Hmm I wonder if they will need beta testers..

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    Quote Originally Posted by Gokulo View Post
    Shinra Technologies, named after the company in Final Fantasy VII, is a cloud gaming company
    Their whole business model is based on a bad pun.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ragns View Post
    Their whole business model is based on a bad pun.
    Lightning did strike them three times. I'd feel like I was caught up in a squall if that ever happed to me.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Kirin View Post
    Lightning did strike them three times. I'd feel like I was caught up in a squall if that ever happed to me.
    You win. This is all.

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    Quote Originally Posted by 6souls View Post
    The Company will book an extraordinary loss of approximately 2 billion yen in the consolidated financial results for fiscal year ending March 31, 2016.

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    Spirits Within cost them what, 80ish million USD in losses? 8.4 isn't too bad for an entire division to go under.

    Not saying it's ever good for an entire branch of a company to go under.

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    To put things in context:



    * The FY in Japan is 1 April - 31 March.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Kirin View Post
    Spirits Within cost them what, 80ish million USD in losses? 8.4 isn't too bad for an entire division to go under.

    Not saying it's ever good for an entire branch of a company to go under.
    They're not in as good of a position as they were back during SW though. Wonder which talent they'll have "leave" for this.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Kirin View Post
    Lightning did strike them three times. I'd feel like I was caught up in a squall if that ever happed to me.
    I hope nothing like that happens to you. I don't think I could bear it.

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    The aeris thick with anticipation waiting to find out if they can summon up the materias necessary to continue at this junction.

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    ._______.

    that

    aaaaaaghhhhhhhhhh

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    Quote Originally Posted by Silenka View Post
    ._______.

    that

    aaaaaaghhhhhhhhhh
    Some of the best marketing schemes require a little bit of incent on behalf of the company.

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    Quote Originally Posted by kuronosan View Post
    Some of the best marketing schemes require a little bit of incent on behalf of the company.
    Took me a minute to catch that one. I must've read thirteen times at least.

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    Quote Originally Posted by TheDirtyHobo View Post
    Took me a minute to catch that one. I must've read thirteen times at least.
    There is truly a balance between having the bravery to admit thirteen tries is one too many and having the faith to keep going.

    I have a good feeling.

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    what ohmygosh cantbelieve that squareenix squandered money frivolously on something unnecessary thatsso unlike them

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